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Molecular Typing of Cytotoxin-Producing Klebsiella Oxytoca Isolates by 16S-23S Internal Transcribed Spacer Pcr Publisher



Soltan Dallal MM1, 2 ; Validi M3, 4 ; Douraghi M2, 4 ; Bakhshi B5
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Source: New Microbes and New Infections Published:2019


Abstract

Cytotoxin is one of the important pathogenic factors, which plays a role in the virulence of Klebsiella oxytoca. The aim of this study was to investigate molecular typing of clinical isolates of the cytotoxin-producing K. oxytoca using internal transcribed spacer (ITS)PCR. A total of 75 isolates of K. oxytoca were isolated from clinical samples; they were verified as K. oxytoca by standard microbiological tests and PCR. Production of toxin determines the cytotoxic effects on HEp-2 cells. The genetic diversity of isolates of the cytotoxin-producing K. oxytoca were defined by ITS-PCR. Of all the isolates investigated, five K. oxytoca strains isolated from stool cultures, two strains from blood samples, one strain from a wound and one strain isolated from urine had cytotoxic effects on HEp-2 cells. The ITS-PCR patterns showed genetic diversity among cytotoxin-producing isolates. The ITS-PCR method had good discriminatory power; performance of this method and interpretation of the results were easy and repeatable. Five genetic diversity patterns were identified by ITS-PCR. © 2019 The Author(s)
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